U-turn in sprinkler row over high rise student flats – Portsmouth
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Serice recently convinced developers to include sprinklers in a high rise building built to accommodate students.
The developers Watkin Jones originally said sprinklers would not be fitted. The University of Portsmouth argued that stringent evacuation measures would suffice.
Following discussions between Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and the university it has been decided that the Blade will now be fitted with sprinklers …